She had been with the district since 2012. Hathaway resigned prior to surrendering to the authorities. The teen’s sister reported the relationship to police.Īfter the criminal investigation was complete, an arrest warrant was obtained for Hathaway for the offense of Improper Relationship Between Educator and Student. A lawyer representing Hathaway contacted the department and arranged for her to surrender herself at the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department.
The teenager ended the relationship after his mother caught him and Hathaway naked in bed together, according to the arrest warrant affidavit. Shannon Hathaway (credit: Bedford Police Department) READ MORE: Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Insurer Proposing $800M Settlement For Sex Abuse Victims At the time of the relationship, the student was 17 years old.ĭocuments said that Hathaway and the teen had sex nearly a dozen times - including eight times at his Euless home and another two or three times at her Keller home - adding that “Hathaway was in love with the student and would leave her husband for him.” The police investigation revealed that a male student who had attended Harwood Junior High School during the previous school year (2016-2017), was allegedly involved in a physical relationship with Hathaway. READ MORE: Texas Auto Exec Indicted, Accused Of Hiring Soldiers As Hitmen To Kill Mistress & Her Boyfriend The department’s Criminal Investigation Division began to follow up on the report and notified the H-E-B Independent School District of the allegations. In May, the Bedford Police Department became aware of the allegations of a potential inappropriate relationship between 33-year-old school counselor Shannon Hathaway and the ninth grader. BEDFORD (CBSDFW.COM) – A Harwood Junior High School counselor turned herself in to Bedford police after allegations that she engaged in an improper relationship with a former student.